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This I think may be an important point. I have been involved in PCs for over 20 years (since i was 12) and I have to say that piracy really hasnt changed alot. You almost have to assume that deckers in the future crack and distribute commercial software and documentation. This could casue alot of problems because essentialls a decker can have ANY program he want for free. I invision a dirty flea market-swap meet for a P2P network! |
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Sep 1 2004, 03:05 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
If the main reason someone would hire you over Joe Uberdecker is the fact that you have a better program, that’s a damn good reason not to distribute that program for free.
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Sep 1 2004, 03:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 519 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Queensland Member No.: 3,180 |
SR1 had brief rules on how a decker could crack software. I forget the details.
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Sep 1 2004, 03:10 PM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
SotA63 has rules for Cracking software.
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Sep 1 2004, 03:22 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 519 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Queensland Member No.: 3,180 |
Behind the SOTA :dead:
I have that book too. |
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Sep 1 2004, 03:24 PM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
Well, it is sort of obscure (I mean this is Shadowrun), but it's in the rules for the Matrix sculptures and forgeries.
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Sep 1 2004, 11:46 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,073 Joined: 23-August 04 Member No.: 6,587 |
It is true that your programs can make or break your reputation in the shadows but not everybody sees it that way. The ones that do probably wrote their own code to give them an edge. Cracking a program has its own kind of reputation attached to it. You managed to bypass the security on this program (even you did it faster or better than others) of cause if most deaker programs are shipped with code then it is really know challenge but there are still those that believe in freedom of information. Helping their pears and sticking it to the corporations. if only 1% of the deckers on shadow land each shared 2 programmes freely how many programs are now freely available.
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Sep 1 2004, 11:52 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I could possibly see it for Rating 2 or lower programs, but seriously, these programs are, combined with the deck, more important than the decker's own skill. Anyone who is even vaguely a professional will see it in those terms, and anyone who isn't won't last long.
Man, can you imagine how many deckers would take some time out of their schedules to off someone who started distributing Rating 8 programs freely? Edit: as for how many programs would be available, that'd probably make about 20 at a high guess. ~J |
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